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Mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 gene in achondroplasia.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 1996
Rousseau F, Bonaventure J, Legeai-Mallet L, Pelet A, Rozet J M, Maroteaux P, Le Merrer M, Munnich A
Abstract excerpt
Achondroplasia (ACH), the most common cause of chondrodysplasia in man (1 in 15,000 live births), is an autosomal dominant condition of unknown origin characterized by short-limbed dwarfism and macrocephaly. Recently, a gene for ACH has been mapped to chromosome 4p16.3. The genetic interval encompassing the disease gene contains a member of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) family which is expressed in...
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